New Mechanisms of Formation Damage: Lab Studies and Case Histories

SPE - European Formation Damage Conference, Proceedings, EFDC

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages

  Nasr El Din, H A ^a  

^a SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

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EID: 85109201952     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/82253-ms     Document Type: Article

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